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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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