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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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