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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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