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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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