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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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