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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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