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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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