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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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