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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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