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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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