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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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