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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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