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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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