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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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