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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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