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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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