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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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