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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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