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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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