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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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