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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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