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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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