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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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