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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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