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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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