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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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