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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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