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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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