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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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