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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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