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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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