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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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