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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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