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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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