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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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