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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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