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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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