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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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