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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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