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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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