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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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