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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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