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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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