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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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