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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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