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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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 normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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