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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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