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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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