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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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