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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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