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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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