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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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