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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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