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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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