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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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