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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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