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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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