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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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