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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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