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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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