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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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