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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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