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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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