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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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