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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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