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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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