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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not 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 topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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