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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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