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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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