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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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