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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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