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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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