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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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