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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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