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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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