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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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