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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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