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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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