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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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