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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum 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 resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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