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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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