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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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