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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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