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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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