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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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