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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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