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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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