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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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