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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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