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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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