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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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