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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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