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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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