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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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