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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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