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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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