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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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