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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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