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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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