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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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