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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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