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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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