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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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