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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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