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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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