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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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