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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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