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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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