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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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