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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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