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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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