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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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