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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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