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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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