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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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