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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education