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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education