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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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