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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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