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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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