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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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