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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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