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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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