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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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