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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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