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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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