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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important 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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