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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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