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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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