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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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