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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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