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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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