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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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