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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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