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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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