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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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