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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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