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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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