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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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