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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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