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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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