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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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