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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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