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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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