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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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