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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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