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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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