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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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