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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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