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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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