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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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