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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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