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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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