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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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