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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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