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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the 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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