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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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