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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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