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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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