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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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