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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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