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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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