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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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