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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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