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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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