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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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