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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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