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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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