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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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