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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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