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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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