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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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