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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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