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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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