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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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