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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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