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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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