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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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