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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines 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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