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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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