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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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