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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes 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 classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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