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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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