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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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