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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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