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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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