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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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