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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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