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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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