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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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