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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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