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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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