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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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