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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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