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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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