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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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