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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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