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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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