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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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