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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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