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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. 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 massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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