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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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