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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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