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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important 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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