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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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