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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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