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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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