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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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