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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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