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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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