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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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