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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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