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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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