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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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