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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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