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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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