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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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