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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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