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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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