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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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