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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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