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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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