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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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