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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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