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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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