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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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