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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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