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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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