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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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