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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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