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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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