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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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