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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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