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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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