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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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