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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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