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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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