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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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