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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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