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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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