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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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