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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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