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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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