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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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