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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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