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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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