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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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