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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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