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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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