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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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