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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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