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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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