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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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