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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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