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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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