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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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