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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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