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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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