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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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