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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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