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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic 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 book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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