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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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