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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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