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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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