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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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