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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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