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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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