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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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