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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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