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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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