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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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