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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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