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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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