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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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