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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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