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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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