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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. 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 open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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