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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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