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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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