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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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