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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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