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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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