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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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