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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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