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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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