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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key 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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