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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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