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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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