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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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