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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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