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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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