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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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