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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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