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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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