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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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