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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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