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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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