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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the amazing 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 gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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