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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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