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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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