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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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