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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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