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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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