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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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