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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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