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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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