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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating 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 intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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