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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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