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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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