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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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