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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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