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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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