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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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