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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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