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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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