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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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