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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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