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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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