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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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