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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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