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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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