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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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