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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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