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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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