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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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