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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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