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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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