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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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