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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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