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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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