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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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