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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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