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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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