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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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