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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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