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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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