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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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