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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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