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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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