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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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