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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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