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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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