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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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