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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources