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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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