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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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