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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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