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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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