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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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