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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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