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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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