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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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