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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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