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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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