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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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