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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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