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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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