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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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