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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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