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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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