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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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