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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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