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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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