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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major 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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