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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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