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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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