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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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