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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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