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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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