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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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