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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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