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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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