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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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