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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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