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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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