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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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