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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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