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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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