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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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