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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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