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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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