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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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