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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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