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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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