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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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