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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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