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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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