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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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