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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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