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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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