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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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