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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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