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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. 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 online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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