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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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