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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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