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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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