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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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