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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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