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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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