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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major 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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