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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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