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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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