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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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