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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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