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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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