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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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