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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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