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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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