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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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