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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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