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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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