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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling 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 massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student 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 digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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