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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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