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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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