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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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