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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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