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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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