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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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