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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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