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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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