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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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