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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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