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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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