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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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