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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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