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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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