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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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