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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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