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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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