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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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