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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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