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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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