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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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