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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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