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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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