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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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