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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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