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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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