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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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