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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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