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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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