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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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