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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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