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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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