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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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