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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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