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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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