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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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