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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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