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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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