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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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