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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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