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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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