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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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