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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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