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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part 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. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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