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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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