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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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