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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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