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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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