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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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