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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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