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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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