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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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