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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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