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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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