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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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