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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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