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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting 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 interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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