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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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