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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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