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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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