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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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