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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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