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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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