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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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