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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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