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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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