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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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