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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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