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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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