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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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