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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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