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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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