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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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