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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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