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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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