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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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