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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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