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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly 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 exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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