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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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