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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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