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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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