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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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