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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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