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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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