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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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