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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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