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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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