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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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