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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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