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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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