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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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