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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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