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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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