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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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