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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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