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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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