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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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