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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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