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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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