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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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